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Devotees sit seated on mats on a pale tiled floor in a temple hall before a gilded shrine with deity murtis draped in flower garlands and marigold offerings. In the foreground a bare-chested man in white dhoti with yellow border and rudraksha mala sits beside a woman in black top, white printed skirt and red shawl, her hands folded. A girl in black top and white dhoti-style cloth presses palms together in namaste, and a boy in striped shirt sits beside a woman with long blonde hair. Behind them men and women sit on chairs and mats, watching the shrine. Ornate gold pillars frame the murtis, including figures in blue and pink garments.

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A seated congregation sits on mats in a temple hall with golden thrones and decorated deity murtis under a red-and-gold canopy. Devotees wear saffron, orange, red and white garments, several in sarees and kurtas. In the foreground a bearded man in a black shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged, while on the right a shirtless bearded man with a sacred thread sits in meditation. A tall brass oil lamp stands near the altar, and colourful ceremonial banners hang along the walls. A small framed portrait is visible on the back wall. No clearly identifiable a person appearance is present among the seated people.2024-02-26A photograph inside a temple hall with gold and red shrine arches holding deity murtis, a silver kalasha-style fountain pedestal in the centre, and a navy curtain at right. 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A seated figure in saffron clothing is at left.2008-10-22Interior of a Hindu temple hall with gold-framed shrines and deity murtis, including a blue-skinned figure on a raised altar at the back. A seated congregation fills the floor on red patterned carpets. A man in an orange shawl over a grey top sits in the foreground, and a man in a white kurta and dhoti sits nearby. Women wear saffron, green and red saris, and a woman in a green sari wears a beaded necklace. Several devotees sit with hands folded in meditation or prayer. Gold drapes and a framed portrait hang on the walls, and a standing man in white stands near the far shrine. Satsang at a temple setting, with a visible shawl-wearing man whose appearance is uncertain as to identity.2019-12-20Photo 99180472022-06-09 +1 copies